Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement of Loches
Amboise

Château d’Amboise

The Château d'Amboise is a château in , located in the département of the in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt.
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  • Opening hours:
    January—February: 9:00 AM—12:30 PM
    March: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
    April—June: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
    July—August: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
    September: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November 1st: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November 2nd—15: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
    November 16th—24: 9:00 AM—12:30 PM
    December 26th—31: 9:00 AM—4:45 PM
    January 1st: closed
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: château located in Amboise, France
  • Also known as: “Chateau at Amboise”, “Château at Amboise”, and “Château Royal d’Amboise”
  • Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clos Lucé and Hôtel Morin.

Museum
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The Château du , formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of , in the department of , in the region of . is situated 580 metres southeast of Château d’Amboise.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 140 metres west of Château d’Amboise.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazelles-Négron and Pocé-sur-Cisse.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3 km northwest of Château d’Amboise.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3½ km north of Château d’Amboise.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 6 km north of Château d’Amboise.

Château d’Amboise

Latitude
47.41364° or 47° 24′ 49″ north
Longitude
0.98609° or 0° 59′ 10″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Inception
16th century
Height
0.2 metres (0.66 feet)
Open location code
8FV2CX7P+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176699222
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7603112
Wiki­data ID
Q389908
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Château d’Amboise” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاتو دي امبواز”
  • Arabic: “قلعة أمبواز”
  • Armenian: “Ամբուազ դղյակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ambuaz qəsri”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ambuaz şatosu”
  • Bashkir: “Амбуаз (һарай)”
  • Bashkir: “Амбуаз”
  • Basque: “Amboiseko jauregia”
  • Belarusian: “Амбруаз”
  • Belarusian: “Амбуаз (замак)”
  • Belarusian: “Амбуаз”
  • Catalan: “Amboise”
  • Catalan: “castell d’Amboise”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Amboise”
  • Chinese: “安布瓦城堡”
  • Chinese: “昂布瓦斯城堡”
  • Chinese: “翁布瓦茲堡”
  • Czech: “Amboise”
  • Czech: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Czech: “Zámek Amboise”
  • Dutch: “Chateau Amboise”
  • Dutch: “Chateau d’Amboise”
  • Dutch: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Amboise”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Amboise”
  • Esperanto: “La kastelo de Amboise”
  • Finnish: “Amboisen linna”
  • French: “chateau d’Amboise”
  • French: “château d’Amboise”
  • French: “Château d’Amboise”
  • German: “Château d’Amboise”
  • German: “Schloss Amboise”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Αμπουάζ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת אמבואז”
  • Irish: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Italian: “castello di Amboise”
  • Italian: “Castello di Amboise”
  • Japanese: “アンボワーズ城”
  • Kashmiri: “چیٹوو ڈی اَمبوایس”
  • Korean: “앙부아즈성”
  • Lithuanian: “Ambuazo pilis”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sloot faan Amboise”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth d’Amboise”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Amboise”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Amboise”
  • Portuguese: “Château d’amboise”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Amboise”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Amboise”
  • Romanian: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Russian: “Амбуаз”
  • Russian: “Амбуазский дворец”
  • Russian: “Амбуазский замок”
  • Russian: “Дворец Амбуаз”
  • Russian: “Замок Амбуаз”
  • Serbian: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Serbian: “Dvorac Amboaz”
  • Serbian: “Дворац Амбоаз”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Amboise”
  • Slovenian: “Chateau d’Amboise”
  • Slovenian: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Amboise”
  • Spanish: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Swedish: “Chateau d’Amboise”
  • Swedish: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Swedish: “Slottet i Amboise”
  • Thai: “Château d’Amboise”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังอ็องบวซ”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังอองบัวส์”
  • Turkish: “Amboise Şatosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Амбуаз”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو ایمبوئس”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château d’Amboise”. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.